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China urges Vietnam to resist ‘unilateral bullying’ as Xi tries to rally region in face of Trump tariffs
Xi Jinping has urged Vietnam to resist “unilateral bullying” and uphold free and open trade, as he begins a high-stakes ...
A Palestinian student leader at Columbia was steps away from his final citizenship interview. He instead faces deportation
A Palestinian student at Columbia University went into a Vermont immigration office Monday hoping to begin the final step to ...
Trump administration announces freeze in $2.2 billion for Harvard after university rejects request for policy changes
The Trump administration announced Monday that it would freeze $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in ...
Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights
Hungary’s parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by ...
Former Colorado deputy gets 3 years in prison for fatally shooting man who called for help
A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of killing a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help was sentenced Monday to three years in prison, the maximum sentence, by a judge who said ...
Daniel Noboa consolidates power in Ecuador as regional right wing gains momentum
Defying predictions and expectations, incumbent Daniel Noboa won Ecuador’s presidential election with a clear lead, securing ...
Ex-January 6 prosecutors urge attorney disciplinary board to investigate Trump’s controversial pick to be DC’s top prosecutor
Five former prosecutors who worked on criminal cases stemming from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are urging ...
Salvadoran fugitive convicted in deadly attack of Maryland hiker
A fugitive from El Salvador was convicted Monday in the 2023 slaying of a Maryland woman who was attacked while exercising on a popular hiking trail northeast of Baltimore.
Small businesses sue Trump administration over authority to impose tariffs
A group of U.S. businesses filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels
For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that’s testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on ...
Harvard’s president rejected Trump’s demands. Here’s how other university leaders have responded to the White House
Tensions between Harvard University and President Donald Trump’s administration grew Monday as the administration froze over $2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contracts ...
As he lionizes a strongman, Trump flexes power over the law, top colleges and the media
Only three months into his new term, President Donald Trump is escalating a battle against institutions that challenge his strongman instincts, including the courts, the legal profession, elite ...